IT'S ALL SET BUT THE SPENDING MONEY (or what's left of it)!
Hello again...at last. Since February when I booked the plane tickets, I've been counting down the days,weeks, and months till my two-week vacation in the South that'll start on Monday. The first week will be spent in North Carolina, where my grandmother Mildred still lives. Despite her diabetes, she's still in good health in her early eighties. Then that weekend, it will be Atlanta for some family reunion. After that, week #2 will be one of my old stomping grounds, the Mississippi gulf coast. And yes, LOTS have changed there since I moved out in 1991 after living there for two years. The casino industry helped make Gulfport the state's second largest city.
Alright, so the last time I visited there was in April 2000, but for a regrettable reason: That being seeing the then-red-hot Britney Spears in the first of her two concerts I attended that year (the second one being later that summer in Los Angeles). I explained it all in full detail on the old "Allen Report" website -- that is, if any of you remember it well. But this time five years later, it's going to be just your usual summer vacation...hoping that it won't cut short if any hurricane comes Mississippi's way!
Because I'll be gone for two weeks, that also means I'll be missing out on the annual Golden Days festivities (as well as the Grande Parade) back here in Fairbanks. I'm certain they'll try to outdo last year's parade as they always have.
Everything's all set, except for the spending money...or what's left of it, since I've spent some on garage sale signs, newspaper ads (for the second sale), and other necessities. For the last two weekends, I've been holding a series of garage sales at my house to raise me some spending money for the trip. Because of the weather, things have been moving kinda slowly (except for the first sale on July 2 which was very successful), and for the third and final sale on Friday and Saturday, I'm pulling out all the stops.
Almost all the videos I bought until 2001 -- when I got a DVD player -- still need to go fast, and they as well as a few DVDs and CDs/CD-ROMs -- will go at $1 a pop. Many clothes have yet to move out quickly, and I've ranged the prices on them from 50 cents to $1.50 to make sure every piece goes during those two days. Prices on all other items will be lowered to make sure all or some of them won't be making their way to the thrift store. Just like a "winner take all" Game 7 in the NBA Finals or World Series, this equivalent is EVERYTHING MUST GO before we go!!!
Will this one pay off big time with just a few days to go? I'll let you know on Sunday, the eve of my trip.
Tomorrow...my instant take on the Emmy nominations. Will all or some or none of the "Desperate Housewives" be in or out? See you then.
Alright, so the last time I visited there was in April 2000, but for a regrettable reason: That being seeing the then-red-hot Britney Spears in the first of her two concerts I attended that year (the second one being later that summer in Los Angeles). I explained it all in full detail on the old "Allen Report" website -- that is, if any of you remember it well. But this time five years later, it's going to be just your usual summer vacation...hoping that it won't cut short if any hurricane comes Mississippi's way!
Because I'll be gone for two weeks, that also means I'll be missing out on the annual Golden Days festivities (as well as the Grande Parade) back here in Fairbanks. I'm certain they'll try to outdo last year's parade as they always have.
Everything's all set, except for the spending money...or what's left of it, since I've spent some on garage sale signs, newspaper ads (for the second sale), and other necessities. For the last two weekends, I've been holding a series of garage sales at my house to raise me some spending money for the trip. Because of the weather, things have been moving kinda slowly (except for the first sale on July 2 which was very successful), and for the third and final sale on Friday and Saturday, I'm pulling out all the stops.
Almost all the videos I bought until 2001 -- when I got a DVD player -- still need to go fast, and they as well as a few DVDs and CDs/CD-ROMs -- will go at $1 a pop. Many clothes have yet to move out quickly, and I've ranged the prices on them from 50 cents to $1.50 to make sure every piece goes during those two days. Prices on all other items will be lowered to make sure all or some of them won't be making their way to the thrift store. Just like a "winner take all" Game 7 in the NBA Finals or World Series, this equivalent is EVERYTHING MUST GO before we go!!!
Will this one pay off big time with just a few days to go? I'll let you know on Sunday, the eve of my trip.
Tomorrow...my instant take on the Emmy nominations. Will all or some or none of the "Desperate Housewives" be in or out? See you then.
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